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BERLIN— Four Swiss journalists have won a case before the European Court of Human Rights over their use of hidden cameras. Zurich's regional court in 2007 ordered the journalists, from Swiss public television SRF, to pay fines for violating the privacy of one insurance broker. The Strasbourg, France- based European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday that the...

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*Western insurers fear further sanctions on Russia. LONDON/ MOSCOW, Nov 20- Russian companies face billions of dollars in extra insurance costs as Western sanctions prompt foreign insurance firms to start pulling out, worried that any business they undertake is at risk from future measures and an increasingly sick economy. Existing sanctions, along with an oil...

LONDON, Oct 28- British insurance broker Aon has launched Ebola liability cover for hospitals and other health care institutions, the company said on Tuesday. "There are several areas where there has not been certainty about coverage for Ebola," Gigi Norris, managing director of Aon Risk Solutions' Western Region Health Care Practice, said. The policy has been...

British broker Miller Insurance Services LLP said the product it created with U.S. broker William Gallagher Associates would also protect hospitals against any potential losses to revenue in the aftermath of a quarantine. The news comes as U.S. health officials said they were monitoring 16 people in Ohio, including one in quarantine, who had close contact...

Oct 10- Willis North America, a unit of global risk adviser Willis Group Holdings, appointed Mary Davis as vice president and client advocate in its national senior living practice. She joins from insurance brokerage Lockton Cos, where she was vice president. Davis will report to John Atkinson, managing partner, Willis North America.

U.K. insurance group Lloyd’s of London, which comprises nearly 90 syndicates, reported an interim profit of 1.53 billion pounds ($2.48 billion) for the first six months of the year after a lack of major claims from natural catastrophes.

These are critical moments for the company. The $440 million trading loss they announced this morning likely wiped out all the cash on the balance sheet, and they need cash to keep the company running.